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HEESEN YACHTS RECENTLY delivered its largest yacht to date - the
70-metre Galactica Super Nova.
Sold in December 2013, Galactica Super Nova’s slender aluminium
hull was engineered by Heesen’s in-house specialists in collaboration
with the renowned Dutch naval architects van Oossanen, which devised
the revolutionary hull form.
Galactica Super Nova’s sea trials took place over four days at the end
of April and beginning of May in the North Sea, starting with moderate
weather conditions with waves of 1.5m that progressively improved to
calmer conditions with waves of 0.5m and clear blue skies.
The propulsion system consists of two MTU wing engines with
fixed-pitch propellers and a third central engine with Rolls-Royce
booster waterjet. The first time such a configuration has been applied
to a superyacht, it provides acceleration from 0 to 30 knots in just 75
seconds, making Galactica Super Nova not only one of the 200 largest
yachts in the world but also one of the fastest.
Galactica Super Nova will make her official début at the Monaco
Yacht Show in September, where the interiors that Sinot Exclusive Yacht
Design created for the superyacht will be revealed.
heesenyachts.comWIDER 150 GENESI FIRST YACHT TO OBTAIN
PERFECT SCORE IN RINA COMFORT CLASS
ITALIAN YACHT BUILDER WIDER delivered the 47m Wider 150 -
M/Y Genesi - in April.
It is the first yacht to obtain a perfect score for levels of sound and
vibration with the Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) and holds a class
notation of “COMF (Y) 100,100”.
“Comfort Class is granted to vessels with outstandingly low levels
of noise and vibration on board, significantly below the average yacht,”
says RINA Manager of Italy Yachting Centre Fiorenzo Spadoni. “These
measurements were, of course, certified by our experts who undertook
these readings during extensive sea trials. Among the yachts we have
certified to date, Genesi is undoubtedly the best.”
Constructed entirely in aluminium, Project Genesi was created by
designer Fulvio De Simoni in collaboration with Wider Founder and
CEO Tilli Antonelli and the in-house Wider design team.
A range of 2,500nm is expected at a cruising speed of 13 knots,
increasing to 4,700nm at the economical speed of 10 knots. The yachtHEESEN DELIVERS LARGEST YACHT,
70M GALACTICA SUPER NOVA
has a maximum speed of 14.1 knots and can also run at five knots when
solely using batteries in zero emission mode.
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